Vikas Thapar is active in private equity and investment banking in emerging
markets. He has extensive experience in structuring and leading investments in
industry, infrastructure, energy, mining, financial sector, consumer products,
health care etc. Vikas also has experience setting up and managing private
equity funds. Previously with the World Bank group, he was responsible for
advising governments and industry on privatization policies, capital markets
reforms, corporate restructurings and M&A transactions. Vikas is a member of
the board of several financial institutions and PE funds. He is a former member
of the Board of Salzburg Global Seminar. Vikas hold a B.Eng, MBA ( McGill
University, Canada) and advanced management programs from Harvard
Business School and John F Kennedy School of Government Harvard
University, USA.